Bank.



J. KOMOROUS.

BANK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1a, 1918.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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J. KOMOROUS.

BANK.

APPLICATION F|L EU 8.18, 1918.

1,294,81 0., Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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JOSEPH KOMOROUS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOE TOPARISIAN NOVELTY COM- PANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION" OF ILLINOIS.

BAN K.

Application filed February 18, 1918.

To all whom it'mag concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH Ko oRoUs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Banks, of which the following. is a specification.

My invention relates, more particularly, to improvements in savings banks of the small, portable type and preferably adapted to be carried about in a persons pocket and into which coins may be readily inserted, and be withdrawable therefrom only upon opening the bank through the medium of a tool especially designed for this purpose, this type of'bank being commonly employed at savings-bank institutions for distribution among its customers.

My primary object is to provide a novel and simple construction of bank structure of the general type above referred to, the parts of which may be readily assembled to close the bank for the reception of coins, and may be readily disassembled by the use of the proper tool, but present relatively great difficulty to opening the same by any means other than a particular tool provided for this purpose; and other objects as willbe manifest from the following description.

teferring to the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is an edge view of a construction of bank in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the cover of the bank. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the body of the bank with the cover removed. Fig. l is a broken plan section of the bank showing the tool for operating the locking mechanism, in place. Fig. 5 is a broken developed view of the inner surface of the circular side-wall thereof adjacent the coinslot. through the bank. Fig. 7 is a section taken at the line 7 on Fig. 3 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 8 is an edge view of another form of bank in which my invention is embodied. Fig. 9 is a plan View of the body of the bank of Fig. 8 with the cover removed. Fig. 10 is a' bottom plan view of the cover of this bank. Fig. 11' is an enlarged sectiontaken at theline 1111 on Fig. 8 and viewed in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 12 is a broken, plan, sectional, view of the bank taken at the line correspondingwith the line 1l1l in Fig. 8', but viewed inthe- Specification of Letters Patent;

Fig. 6 is a broken transverse section Patented Feb. 18, 19191 Serial No. 217,928.

direction opposite to-the arrows in this figure, the spring locking mechanism which is shown as moved to releasing position by a tool inserted into the bank, being shown in full plan, and the shoulders on the cover section cooperating with the locking means being shown by dotted lines; and Fig. 13 a view in elevation of the spring locking mechanism and the coin-check mechanism for the slot of this bank, these parts being showndisassembled "from the other parts of the bank.

Referring to the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, the bank, generally stated, which in the construction shown is circular, consists of a bodyportion lat and a cover section 15, these parts being relatively rotatable, and means hereinafter described for releasably locking the cover section 15, against removal, on the body-section 14. By preference, the body-section 1 1 is formed of a-circular bottom-plate portion 16 and an annular member, orband, 17 connected with-the plate-portion 16 in any suitable manner. The annular member, or band, 17 contains a coinslot 18 and is provided at its upper edge with an inwardly-projecting continuous flange 19 preferably having a de pending lip 20 along its extreme inner edge, the flange 19 containing at intervals therein a series of recesses 21 to 26 inclusive,

"these recesses in the particular construction illustrated, being non uniformly spaced apart;

The cover section 15 is, in the particular construction illustrated, formed of two sheet-metal disks 27 and 28, connected together in any suitable manner. The cover 15 is provided on its under side with depending outwardly-projecting angular lugs 29 to 34 inclusive, preferably stampedfrom the disk 27 and arranged in a circular series, as represented in Fig. 2, these lugsbeing so disposed on the cover section l5that when the latter is applied to bodyportion 14 of the bank, to a certain position thereon, these lugs 29 to 34c inclusive will register with the recessesQl to 26 inclusive, respectively, pass ing downwardly therethrough and extending below the plane of the lower edge of the lip 19 in which position the disk 27-rests at its under surface upon the upper surface of the flange 19, at which flatwise-abutting surfaces the cover'15 and body-sectionl l are relatively rotatable on each other tocau'se the lugs above referred to, to interlock with the flange 19, it being understood from the drawings that this is possible because the bases of the angular lugs 29 to 34 inclusive, lie within a circle of slightly less diameter than the diameter of the opening presented by the inner edge of the continuous flange 19.

It will be understood from the foregoing that it is necessary, before the cover 15 can be removed from the body-section 14 to open the bank, that the cover occupy such a. position on the body-section that these lugs 29 to 34 inclusive, register ith the recesses 21 to 26 inclusive, respectively, and to prevent the movement of the cover to a position in which the lugs are in such position of registration, excepting by one using the proper tool, the following described mechanism is provided.

Extending lengthwise of the slot 18 and located at the inner side thereof, is a member 35 of springy material, preferably spring wire located Within a housing containing a coin-slot 86 and formed of the side wall 17 and a member 8'? extending concentric therewith, at its inner side in spaced relation thereto at opposite sides of the slot 86, and secured in place in any desirable man ner. Between its ends at opposite sides of the coin-slot, the wire 35 is deflected down wardly, as represented at 88, and then upwardly and outwardly to present the two portions 39 which, in the normal position of the structure, extend into registration with slots 40 in the member 37, the extremities of the member 35 being deflected upwardly, as represented at 41 and registering with openings 42 in the flange 19, these portions 41 extending upwardly through these openings (Fig. 7) in the normal condition of the structure.

In. this particular construction, the member 35 also forms a portion of a coin-guard, the central portion of this member being deflected upwardly to extend part-way across the coin slot 18, as represented at 48. The other portion of the coin-guard is formed of a spring member represented 44 which is confined in the above-referred-to housing and cooperates with the member 85, as shown.

The crver 15 contains in its section 2?, a pair of openings 45 spaced apai t a distance equal to the distance between the sections 41 of the member and in such position that when the parts of the bank are a nbled, these openings will register witn the sections 41, in which position these sections extend upwardly through the opei'iings 4a and cooperate with the shoulders presented by the walls of these openings.

To assemble the cover and body of the bank, the cover is applied to the body in such position that its lugs 29 to 34 inclusive, register with the recesses 21 to 2 6 inclusive. The operator then rotates the cover.

on the body, pressing these parts together sutticiently against the resistance of the member 35, to move the extremities of the lugs 29 to 84 inclusive beneath the flange 19, to a position in which the openings 45 register with the locking sections 41,which latter immediately spring outwardly into the openings 45 and lock the cover and body section against rotation, in which position of the parts the lugs 29 to 34 are out of registration with the recesses 21 to 26.

Any suitable tool may be used for operating the locking sections 41 to withdraw them from the openings 45. Such a tool is represented in Fig. 4 and comprises a pair of legs 46 pivotally connected together at 47 ant provided at their outer ends with outwardly-turned flanges 48 having projections 49. To withdraw the locking sections 41 from the openings 45, the operator inserts the legs 46 of the tool into the interior of the bank through the slots 18 and 36 to position the portions 49 thereof in the slots 40 above the sections 39, and then by tilting the tool in the slots, depresses the sections 39.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 8 to 13 inclusive, the general features of the bank are substantially the same as those of the other construction, as above described, but instead of the locking mechanism and the particular lug construction of the cover shown in Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, the following described mechanism is provided.

According to the illustration in Fig. 10, the cover 15 is equipped with lugs 29 30 81, 32, 88 and 84, whichare non-equally spaced apart and are adapted to register with the recesses 21 to 26 inclusive, respectively, when the cover is applied to the body of the bank, these lugs being formed by partially severing portions of the metal of the cover and offsetting them from the plane of the disk.

Extending across that portion of the inner surface of that portion of the wall 17, which contains the coin-slot 18, but preferably spaced therefrom, is a plate 50 of spring metal which contains a slot 51 registering with the coin-slot 18, and is rigidly held between the flange 19 and the bottom of the body-section 14 by means of a lug 52 struck up from a portion of the bottom of the bodysection 14, and a. lug 53 provided on the upper edge of the member 50 and extending into a slot 54 in the flange 19. The ends of the plate 50 are deflected outwardly to form flanges 55, which bear against the inner face of the wall 17, and the portions of the metal of this member at the ends of the slot 51 are deflected inwardly, as represented at 56. Located between the wall 17 and the member 50 is a coin-check formed of two similar members 57 made of spring-wire, preferably of the shape shown to afford the pairs of opposed spring sections 58, which preferably extend normally into engagement. with each other, as shown, and lie in a plane medial of the slot 18 as shown, these members permitting coins to be forced between them and into the bank, but preventing removal of the coins from the bank through the slot 18. The member is provided adjacent its ends with projections 59 which extend upwardly through slots 60 in the flange 19, these slots being of such form, as shown, as to permit of the flexing of the ends of the member 50 in a direction for moving the projections 59 inwardly, or, in other words, in a direction toward the center of the bank from the normal position represented in Figs. 9 and 11. The projections 59, which form locking-lugs, coiipera-te with shoulders 61 afforded by recessed portions 62 in the cover 15, preferably in the disk 27. The recessed portions 62 are formed of the recessed portion 63 of a dimension corresponding with the recess 60 and a. recessed portion ca which is of substantially the same dimensions as the recessed portion 63 and opens into a contracted, recessed, portion 65, which in turn opens in to the recessed portion 63 which forms the shoulder 61 at one side of the contracted, recessed, portion 65 and a shoulder 66 at the opposite side thereof, the openings between the recessed portions 63 and 65 and represented at 67, being relatively contracted and preferably of a width slightly in excess of the thickness of the locking-lugs 59 with which they coiiperate. The position of the recessed portions just described is such, relative to the lugs 29* to 34* inclusive, that whenthe cover 15 is applied to the body 14 to a position in which the lugs last referred to register with the recesses 21 to 26 inclusive, the lockinglugs 59 extend into the recessed portions 64 which register with the recesses 60 in the flange 19, and upon rotating the cover 15 in anticlockwise direction in Fig. 9 on the body-section 14: to move the lugs 29 to 34* inclusive out of registration with the recesses in the flange 19 with which they cooperate, for interlocking these lugs with the flange 19, the outermost inclined walls of the recessed portions 65 ride against the locking lugs 59, forcing them toward the center of the bank in order that they may extend into the contracted portions 67, whereupon continuing the rotation of the cover, the lugs 59 register with the recessed portions 63 and spring outwardly to the position illustrated in Fig. 9 in which they lie between the shoulders 61 and the opposite end wall of the recessed portion 63.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the cover 15 is thus locked against rotation on the body 14 of the bank, and the lugs 29 to 34*, inclusive, cannot be moved into registration with the respective recesses 21 to 26 inclusive, until the locking lugs 59 are moved inwardly to a position in which they register with the restricted portions 67 of the recesses, (Fig. 12). A suitable tool is provided for flexing the ends of the member 50 to move the lugs 59 to the position stated, to permit rotation of the cover 15 to the proper position for eflecting its separation from the body. A tool for this purpose is represented in Fig. 12 and comprises a pair of legs 68 pivotally connected together at 68 and provided at their outer ends with outwardly-turned extensions 69 presenting cam surfaces 70 and shoulders 71. To shift the lugs 59 into registration with the portions 67 of the recesses, the operator inserts the extremities of the portions 69 of the tool, between the ends of the slot 18 and the adjacent pairs of spring-sections 59. The operator by grasping the opposite ends of the legs 68 and drawing them together, spreads the ends thereof which are disposed at the inside of the wall 17, and causes them to ride at their cam surfaces 70 against the portions of the metal of the member 50 at the ends of the slot 18, thus by the camming action produced, flexing the ends of the member 50 in an inward direction and consequently the locking lugs 59 carried thereby. The shoulders 71 are provided for coiiperation with the ends of the coin-slot 18 and the parts are so proportioned that when the tool is operated as set, to a position in which these shoulders 71 engage the ends of the coin-slot 18 and thereby limit the operation of the tool, the lugs 59 will be in registration with the contracted portions 67 of the recesses, (Fig. 12).

It will be manifest from the foregoing description that the cover 15 may be locked to the body 1 1 of the bank by the mere act of applying the cover thereto in the proper position, as stated, and thereupon rotating it 110 as described.

I donot wish to be understood as intending to limit my invention by the particular showing presented, it being my intention-to claim my invention as fully and completely 115 as the prior state of the art will permit.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a bank structure, the combination ofa body member carrying an inwardly- 120 projecting flange spaced from its bottom and containing a recess, a cover section rotatable on said body member and carrying a lug adapted to enter said recess upon applying the cover to said body member and 125 to interlock with said flange when said cover is rotated on said body member out of assembling position, and locking means for releasably locking said cover section against return to a position on said body 130 member in which said lug disengages from said flange, said means comprising a shiftable member on said body member operating through an opening in said flange, and a shoulder on said cover located on a part thereof other than said lug and with which said shiftable member engages.

2. In a bank structure, the combination of a body member carrying an inwardly-proj ecting flange spaced from its bottom and containing a recess, a cover section rotatable on said body member and carrying a lug adapted to enter said recess upon applying the cover to said body member and to interlock with said flange when said cover is rotated on said body member out of assem bling position, and automatically operating locking means for releasably locking said cover section against return to a position on said body member in which said lug disengages from said flange, said means comprising a shiftable member on said body member operating through an opening in said flange, and a shoulder on said cover section located on a part thereof other than said lug and with which said shiftable member automatically engages upon the act of rotating the cover to a position in which said lug interlocks with said flange.

3. In a bank structure, the combination of relatively rotatable receptacle-forming sections, one of which contains a coin-slot, and locking means for releasably locking said sections against separation comprising a plate on the said section containing said coin-slot, said plate containing a coin-slot in registration with said flrst-referred-to coin-slot, means securing said plate at its upper and lower edges between its ends to said last-referred-to section, the ends of said plate being flexible and forming flexible locking members, and surfaces on the other of said sections with Which said locking means interlock.

a. In a bank structure, the combination of relatively rotatable receptacle-forming sections, one of which contains a coin-slot and carries an inwardly-projecting flange spaced from the bottom of said section and containing a recess and the other of which carries a lug adapted to enter said recess upon assembling said sections and interlock with said flange when the sections are relatively rotated out of assembling position, and locking means for releasably locking said sections against separation comprising a plate on said section containing said coinslot, located between the bottom of said section and said flange and containing a coinslot registering with said flrst-referred-to coin-slot, said plate carrying a lug between its ends which extends into a slot in said interlock.

, JOSEPH KOMOROUS.

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